Summary: We're going forward in time now and dropping right into the middle of an adventure with our TARDIS Family. Put on your seatbelts, it's going to be a bumpy ride!

We find ourselves years in the future on one of the TARDIS Family (Doctor, Scarlett, Donna, and Jacob) adventures. But things have gone terribly wrong and they're running for their life to escape before they end up drifting through the vortex and ending up who knows where and when!


Author's Notes: I'm baaack! After a few weeks off to focus on my blog and other writing, I was struck by inspiration for this story when I lay in bed one night and suddenly imagined our four main characters running through the corridors of a spaceship. And so—here we are! I've got lots for this already written, and am slowly sending it to proofreading with my lovely friend basmathgirl. I'm trying not to overwhelm her, and to take it slow as I continue to write till I complete the story. I don't want to release too much at once in case I need to go back and fiddle with some parts of the story.

But I just couldn't wait to get back here with you all, so I'm releasing this chapter now! Hope you enjoy!


PS. The only characters in this story that I own are Scarlett and a few other Original Characters you'll meet later on down the road. Otherwise, the BBC still owns them *sigh*.The sounds of running feet could barely be heard over the rumbling of the ship around them, and the constant loud voice calling out the alarm over the speaker.

"DUE TO AN EXPLOSION ON THE TAIL SECTION OF THE SHIP, THAT SECTION MUST BE JETTISONED. SHIP SEPARATION WILL COMMENCE IN TWO MINUTES. ALL CREW EVACUATE TAIL SECTION IMMEDIATELY. SHIP SEPARATION WILL COMMENCE IN TWO MINUTES. COUNTDOWN BEGINS NOW."

"We've got to get off this section of the ship or we'll be stuck in the Vortex with no TARDIS and no way of steering this section!" Jacob yelled as they ran down the third corridor they had turned onto.

"The main bridge section has to be here somewhere? Why do they make all these bloody corridors look exactly the same?" Donna yelled as she followed close behind her husband, who was following the Doctor.

Scarlett was bringing up the rear, limping a bit from the gash she had gotten on her calf when a bulkhead had fallen during the initial explosion.

"SHIP SEPARATION WILL COMMENCE IN ONE MINUTE THIRTY SECONDS. ALL CREW MEMBERS MUST EVACUATE THE TAIL SECTION IMMEDIATELY."

"Scarlett, are you alright back there? How's the leg?" the Doctor shouted as they continued to run at full speed.

"Oh, just peachy, darling!" Scarlett growled through gritted teeth. Every time her left foot hit the floor a sharp pain went up her leg. She was barely keeping up, but she wasn't about to mention it to the rest of the group and have them slow down too.

"It's just around this corner, I'm sure!" the eldest Time Lord called out again.

"SHIP SEPARATION WILL COMMENCE IN ONE MINUTE."

The four Time Lords came around the corner to find another long corridor, but this one had lights flashing down in sequence towards the other end.

"I'm just going to take a guess and say maybe the lights are leading us out?" Donna said, finally starting to get out of breath herself.

"Let's hope so!" Jacob agreed.

"SHIP SEPARATION WILL COMMENCE IN THIRTY SECONDS. BULKHEAD DOORS WILL NOW BEGIN CLOSING."

As they made their way down what would be almost the end of their journey, Scarlett found herself getting even slower and limping even harder. No one else noticed, however, as they all focused on the end goal. Finally, they saw the main section, just in time to see the door slowly beginning its descent to seal off the main section from the tail end that was about to be jettisoned.

The Doctor made it through first and turned quickly to usher the others in. "C'mon, come on!" he yelled as he waved them through.

"15 SECONDS"

Jacob ducked as he ran through.

"10 SECONDS"

Donna ended up having to roll to get through and it was at that moment that all four of them realized.

"5 SECONDS"

"Scarlett!" the Doctor screamed as he beat on the window of the door.

The Teni-Time Lord made it to the door just as it sealed.

"Doctor!" she yelled as she placed her hand on the window, tears beginning to stream down her eyes, a combination of physical and emotional pain.

"Scarlett! I'll find you! I promise I will!" he called out as he placed his hand over hers on his side of the window.

"SHIP SEPARATION WILL NOW COMMENCE"

The Doctor continued to call out as the clamps that kept the two sections of the ship together finally released. "I'll find you! No matter what, I'll find you!"

But it was too late. She couldn't hear him anymore as the long tail end of the ship drifted away. He, Jacob, and Donna watched in horror as they saw the section spin in space and then suddenly get yanked out of the Vortex.